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Name Cyaxares
Gender Masculine
Usage Old Persian (Latinized), History
Scripts Κυαξάρης
Pronounced Pron. /cy.ak.ˈsa.ris/(Koine Greek) /ci.ak.ˈsa.ris/(Constantinopolitan Greek) [ky.ˈak.sa.reːs](Classical Latin) [t͡ʃi.ˈak.sa.res](modern Ecclesiastical Latin)
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Meaning & History
Latinized form of Greek Κυαξάρης (Kyaxares), which is the hellenized form of either the Old Persian name Uvaxštra or its Old Median form Huvaxšarah. This was the name of a Median king from the 6th century BC.